I heard Fox News say the crew WAS NOT aware that there were heavy thunderstorms in progress at the airport at the time. I am a private pilot and I KNOW there is an ATIS (Automatic Terminal Information Service) at Toronto airport. The ATIS can be tuned in by the crew and they SHOULD have done so! Had they done so, they might have chosen to go to their 'alternate airport' whatever that was. The crew didn't do that and I would like to know WHY!
Why did the crew land long as has been reported by passengers on the flight? Was it wind-shear or what? What were the minimums for the approach and were they followed? Did the crew see the runway at the DH even in the heavy downpour reported? If they did not, WHY didn't they execute missed approach? Lots of questions but few answers.
Because they were surrendering to the Canadian military....they had they arms in the air in the traditional French greeting.
Never mind...putting bong away.
I find this very hard to believe. Pearson (YYZ) is a major hub fully kitted out with the best tech there is.
Further, the transcontinental glide path is directly over my office. Daily I watch Lufthansa, Air France and KLM flights come in. When I saw the Lufthansa flight today (around 3pm) I remarked to a coworker that storm conditions must be fairly bad around the airport as they were stepping down the approach altitudes really early and the planes were coming over our location unusually low.
No way the pilots didn't know there were weather issues. No way.